[VIDEO] Disco-Ball Cement Mixer for Hard-Core Dance Parties Only

Concrete mixer truck. Lots of little mirrors. You want to see it.

December 20, 2016

Thanks to Shane Hedmond's Construction Junkie blog for bringing this video to our attention.

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Construction of the 24 slipform silos at roughly 75% completion. They are 21-ft. in diameter and will reach 140 ft. tall.

Arizona Grain Slipform Silo Construction Required 9-Day Long Continuous Concrete Pour

Concrete contractor McCormick Construction benefited from admixtures in its concrete mix to achieve a successful ready-mix concrete pour.

Learning on the job is not only costly but potentially dangerous to personnel, equipment and the site itself. With virtual training, mistakes are not harmful, but simply part of a learning process.

Never a Better Time for Virtual Training

Virtual training, often with simulators, has enabled working construction workers, as well as those preparing to enter the field, to continue growing their skills without worrying about social distancing and masks to guard against spreading COVID-19.

This Week's 10 Hottest Construction Stories: How Much Do Truck Drivers Make?

Here's why the most-read construction stories of the week include implosion video of the Trump Plaza Hotel, why it’s time for contractors to get BIM, NAPA asphalt quality awards, 3D-printed concrete projects from around the world, and more

How Equipment Can Fill Construction’s Labor Shortage

The challenges of attracting workers into the construction industry and the role advances in equipment and technology can play in building the next-generation workforce.

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5 Tips for Onboarding New Employees

Orientation and onboarding are critical not only in introducing new hires to your company’s way of working, but also in making them feel like a valuable part of the team

When professional salespeople make regular sales calls on the right targeted prospects, your company will get its share of their business.

Win More Construction Jobs By Knowing and Tracking Sales Numbers

A major reason small to medium size construction companies struggle is caused by not implementing an effective sales and marketing plan.

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Resolve to Stop Doing These 5 Things in 2021

Rather than New Year’s resolutions that add things to your already full plate, why not stop doing some things that are eating up your time and money?

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Can a Contractor Stop Working If He Isn't Getting Paid

To determine whether or not to stop working if you are not getting paid there are many factors that need to be considered.

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How to Advertise Successfully on Facebook

A contractor’s guide to the most-effective ways to improve your Facebook ads

How to Mitigate COVID-19 Risks and Maintain Compliance this Winter

The unique safety risks and regulatory challenges construction companies will face this winter due to COVID-19 and how technology can help mitigate the risks and ensure compliance.

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HCSS Aerial Drone-based Data Analytics Platform

Additional features make jobsite mapping and data visualization easier and more effective.

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5 Tips to Keep Your Cash Flowing

Most business fail because of a disruption in cash flow. Here are five tips to keep your cash flowing.

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How GPR Tech Can Provide Safety, Efficiency & Revenue Benefits

Contractors are adding ground-penetrating radar to one-call utility-locating services to enhance accuracy, safety and risk avoidance on job sites

Online platforms geared specifically to the construction workforce are seeking to make finding jobs and finding workers easier.

Digital Job Boards Target Construction Workforce Labor Shortage

Digital job platforms geared specifically to the construction workforce tackle the labor shortage by connecting workers and employers.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast: Taking a Scheduled Maintenance Break

A proactive approach to scheduled maintenance drives better uptime for construction equipment.

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Caterpillar Smart Grader Attachment Operates Blade from Skid Steer Joysticks

New Cat Smart Attachment controller links to the skid-steer's controller and offers Slope Assist to automatically maintain blade angle like full-size graders

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Caterpillar's Smart Bucket Rotator Changes the Game with Automatic Grade and Depth Control

New Cat Smart-Attachment technology syncs the chip in this bucket tilt/rotator to the mini-excavator's controller to maintain precise cutting-edge angles and return-to-dig functionality in a complex working range

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast: Taking Care of Your Construction Equipment Undercarriage

If you don't measure your equipment undercarriage regularly you're throwing money out the window.

Data-driven Strategies to Manage Cash Flow and Build Construction Project Profits

What opportunities can data-driven decision making provide contractors?

Real-time integration made field data immediately available to Great Basin Industrial's back office, and the automated production of field tickets replaced manual entry and T&M consolidation.

Integrating Field Ticketing with Construction Accounting Halves Great Basin’s Billing Labor and Time to Get Paid

Industrial contractor replaces spreadsheets and manual data entry with a mobile app integrated with its accounting ERP to improve billing, improve productivity and take more money to the bottom line several ways

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2020 Is a Wrap!

Don’t overlook reviewing the year while its hard lessons are still fresh. Here are 5 things to study closely to make sure you’re ready for anything

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4 Tips to Reduce Construction Legal Fees During Litigation

Stay organized, ask to be copied, ask for rough estimates and stick with your strategy can help construction contractors reduce legal fees during litigation.

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Stay on Track to Profitability with Business Scorecards

As the head coach of your business you must have an updated scorecard to know and track your numbers, statistics, results, progress, and the score at all times to stay headed in the right direction.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast: Healthy Habits That Keep Everyone Working

Construction sites are getting safer, but contractors need to keep personal health and safety at the forefront as well on the jobsites and in their companies.

The average salary for a concrete finisher in the United States is $30,000 to $70,000.

How Much Should a Concrete Finisher Make?

Concrete finishers earn an average of $30,000 - $70,000 per year. How much should you be making?

Peer Executive Groups Offers Financial Reports to Rental Companies

Peer Executive Groups provides rental companies with reports on Sales Growth Rates, Employee Productivity, Cash, Debt, and the ability to compare themselves with other rental businesses based on ARA region, number of locations, or sales volume.

The third and final webinar presented this Fall, “What Does the Future Look Like for the Construction Industry?,” will air live on Dec. 1, 2020.

Webinar Aims to Help Contractors Maintain Profitability Post-Pandemic

On Dec. 1, 2020, the BCA Insurance Group, Avrio Solutions and TD Bank will host a webinar series to help contractors navigate the future of construction post-pandemic. Their aim is to provide information to help contractors find continued success.